COMPOSER

Harald Sæverud

1897 - 1992

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Harald Sigurd Johan Sæverud (17 April 1897 – 27 March 1992) was a Norwegian composer. He is most known for his music to Henrik Ibsen's Peer Gynt, Rondo Amoroso, and the Ballad of Revolt (Norwegian: Kjempeviseslåtten). Sæverud wrote nine symphonies and a large number of pieces for solo piano. He was a frequent guest conductor of his own works with the Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Harald Sæverud is the 1,105th most popular composer (down from 932nd in 2019), the 294th most popular biography from Norway (down from 220th in 2019) and the 7th most popular Norwegian Composer.

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Among COMPOSERS

Among composers, Harald Sæverud ranks 1,105 out of 1,451Before him are Peter H. Gilmore, Cyril Scott, Giovanni Maria Nanino, Karol Kurpiński, Leo Ornstein, and Walter Braunfels. After him are Jean Guillou, Boris Papandopulo, Renzo Rossellini, Gottfried August Homilius, Emil Paur, and Johanna Kinkel.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1897, Harald Sæverud ranks 216Before him are Albert Renger-Patzsch, Shovkat Mammadova, Fletcher Henderson, Higinio Morínigo, Fausto Acke, and Karl Decker. After him are Pedro Vallana, C. B. van Niel, Miguel Fleta, Ulises Poirier, Betty Compson, and Gene Tunney. Among people deceased in 1992, Harald Sæverud ranks 175Before him are Michael Gothard, Shirley Booth, Robert Berdella, Silviu Bindea, Bep van Klaveren, and Rosemary Sutcliff. After him are Sergey Obraztsov, Anton Malatinský, Margarita Aliger, Tony Accardo, Ferenc Karinthy, and Iuliu Bodola.

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In Norway

Among people born in Norway, Harald Sæverud ranks 294 out of 1,039Before him are Sigbjørn Obstfelder (1866), Jørgen Løvland (1848), Inger Aufles (1941), Sverre Stenersen (1926), Axel Thue (1863), and Anita Hegerland (1961). After him are Ivar Formo (1951), Arnulf Øverland (1889), Knut Haugland (1917), Jahn Teigen (1949), Elise Ottesen-Jensen (1886), and Bodil Katharine Biørn (1871).

Among COMPOSERS In Norway

Among composers born in Norway, Harald Sæverud ranks 7Before him are Edvard Grieg (1843), Johan Halvorsen (1864), Johan Svendsen (1840), Rikard Nordraak (1842), Christian Sinding (1856), and Knut Nystedt (1915). After him are Halfdan Kjerulf (1815), Fartein Valen (1887), Klaus Egge (1906), Geirr Tveitt (1908), Thomas Bergersen (1980), and Arne Nordheim (1931).